Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

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Character Builds
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Here's a small guide on how to best optimise your character builds in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.

Most of the information has been copied from IGN and GameFAQs (all credit goes to those, I will mention each author as appropriate)
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Useful Information
All credit goes to sturmtiger on GameFAQs for the following information.

What to do with gems and jewellery with no enchantments?
Sell them!

Weapon Effectivness:
Bladed weapons inflict half damage to undead enemies while blunt weapons cause full damage upon the undead.

Universal Weapon Modifiers:
  • Fine = Increases max\min damage by 150 %.
  • Masterwork = Increases max\min damage by 200 %.
  • Shock = Adds +1 min, +24 max lightning damage, added after every blow.
  • Frost = Adds +1 min, +12 max ice damage, added after every blow. Has a chance of freezing the enemy.
  • Flaming = Adds +1 min, +6 max fire damage, added after every blow. Has a chance of setting the enemy on fire.
  • Shocking Burst = Adds +1 min, +24 max lightning damage, added after every blow. On a critical hit, adds +1 min, +40 max lightning damage.
  • Icy Burst = Adds +1 min, +12 max ice damage, added after every blow. Adds +1 min, +20 ice damage on a critical hit, and has a high chance of freezing the enemy.
  • Flaming Burst = Adds +1 min, +6 max fire damage, added after every blow. Adds +1 min, +10 max fire damage on a critical hit. Has a high chance of setting the enemy on fire on a critical hit for two seconds.
  • Keen = Increases the chance of a critical hit. Reportedly around a 1/6 of a chance of critical damage per hit.
  • Wounding = Inflicts the enemy with constant damage for four ticks. There is a random chance of the damage inflicted per tick being from 1-5, and the damage stays as that for the duration of the wound. Lasts for two seconds.
  • Jewelled = Doubles the price of the item. The price is doubled after all other price modifiers are added.
  • of Defence +(x) = Adds (x) to min\max damage. (x) never increases above 5. Adds an AC bonus, based on the value of (x). If (x) is 1 or 2, AC increases by one, if it is 3 or 4, AC increases by 2, if (x) is 5, AC increases by 3.
  • of Speed +(x) = Adds (x) to min\max damage. (x) never increases above 5. Adds an attack speed bonus, based on the value of (x). The attack is faster if (x) is higher.
  • +(x) = Adds (x) to min\max damage. (x) never increases above 5.
Vahn, The Archer
Suited for intermediate players, Vahn the Arcane Archer gets the ability to use every weapon in the game but is most proficient with, you guessed it, the bow.

Recommended Stats (in order of priority):
  • Dexterity
  • Strength

Recommended Jewellery:
  • 1x Amulet of Dexterity
  • 1x Ring of Strength

    -or-

  • 1x Ring of Dexterity
  • 1x Amulet of Strength

When Levelling:
  • Put all points into Dexterity

Recommended Abilities (in order of priority):
  • Shock Arrows
  • Hail of Arrows
  • Repulsion (Just one point)
  • Ice Arrows
Exploding arrows can be fun but dangerous, fire arrows are weak.

Recommended Passive Skills (in order of priority):
  • Death Blow
  • Improved Critical
  • Enchant Arrows
  • Arcane Quiver
  • Willpower
  • Meditation (2-3 points max
  • Combat Reflexes (1-2 points max)
  • Deflect Missiles (1-2 points max)
Kromlech, The Fighter
Suited for beginners, Kromlech can use all equipment in the game and can wear the heaviest of armour. (However, in the late game, armour is pretty useless due to how BGDA calculates damage reduction rolls.)

There are two primary ways to build Kromleck, using one-handed weapons with a shield or using two-handed weapons. Below I'll list which skills are best suited for each build.

Recommended Stats (in order of priority):
  • Strength
Recommended Jewellery:
  • 1x Amulet of Strength
  • 1x Ring of Strength
When Levelling:
  • Put all points into Strength
For one-handed weapons and shield builds:

Recommended Abilities (in order of priority):
  • Unfortunately, there aren't any *must get* abilities for this build.
Recommended Passive Skills (in order of priority):
  • Combat Reflexes
  • Sword and Fist
  • Improved Critical
  • Death Blow
Once the above are maxed, then spend points in:
  • Dodge
  • Intestinal Fortitude
  • Shield Expert
  • Endurance
For two-handed weapons builds:

Recommended Abilities (in order of priority):
  • Whirlwind Attack (Get this ASAP!)
  • Clangeddin's Fist (For Hammer Users)
Recommended Passive Skills (in order of priority):
  • Improved Block
  • Combat Reflexes
  • Sword and Fist
  • Improved Critical
  • Death Blow
Once the above are maxed, then spend points in:
  • Dodge
  • Intestinal Fortitude
  • Meditation
  • Willpower
Adrianna, The Sorceress
Suited for experienced players, Adrianna really shines in the late game with powerful spells and a decent fighter to boot! She can equip all armours and all but the heaviest of weapons. It is recommended to use a sword and shield.

Recommended Stats (in order of priority):
  • Constitution
  • Intelligence

Recommended Jewellery:
  • 1x Amulet of Strength
  • 1x Ring of Strength/Intelligence

    When Levelling:
    • Focus on Constitution
    • Put the odd point into Intelligence

    Recommended Abilities (in order of priority):
    **This is more down to personal preference, but here's what I gravitate towards:**
    • Magic Missile
    • Lightning Bolt
    • Ball Lightning
    • Meteor Swarm
    • Mordenkainen's Sword
    • Fire Shield

    Recommended Passive Skills (in order of priority):
    • Intestinal Fortitude
    • Willpower (3 points max)
    • Meditation
    • Accuracy
    • Targeting
Final Words
Hope this guide has helped you. As mentioned, this was mostly just me reformatting information I found online for ease-of-use on Steam.

If you like this game, please consider dropping me a follow me on Twitch[twitch.tv]where you can catch me playing other games in the Baldur's Gate series and similar games like Divinity: Original Sin.

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Thank you for reading!
15 kommentarer
SigridKroon 2 apr @ 3:36 
So on your Bladed vs Blunt weapons with undead thing, I don’t think it’s that cut and dry, just from my D&D knowledge and my testing.

Bladed should be used on zombies (it cuts them up much quicker)
Blunt should be used on skeletons (smashed their bones)
DAOS 28 aug, 2024 @ 6:37 
i need a drizzt build
SirTheo60 11 jun, 2024 @ 19:19 
Juan pretty sure you are thinking of Drizzt the hidden character.
nullNOVA  [skapare] 14 apr, 2024 @ 11:51 
@Alucard Many ways to play the game how you want, I like trying builds and optimising them.
Alucard 12 apr, 2024 @ 15:59 
Imagine thinking this game needs builds... You can build a complete rubbish character and still beat the game...
nullNOVA  [skapare] 18 sep, 2023 @ 11:17 
☝️🥸
Sir_Strazzen 10 jul, 2023 @ 14:08 
@Tyrax , the reason they say to pump up Adrianna's CON over her INT is that she is & always will be 'Hit Point Weak' . So to boost her HP , you need CON. Yea, sure she needs INT to get her Mana up , but her Hit Points are much weaker and strengthening that stat helps her much more than boosting up her INT. This of course is just IMO , as I see it from my PoV . :jawagrin::steamthis:
juanforeromusic 10 jul, 2023 @ 12:41 
Quick question: Is it possible for Vahn to use dual melee weapons (like 2 short swords) when playing in PC? I have seen some forums where there is a way for character to wield a second weapon but with console controller but no info about using PC keyboard. Thank you
Tyrax Lightning 29 jun, 2023 @ 18:42 
Curiosity: For Adrianna, why is Constitution getting priority over Intelligence...? I'm not a D&D God, but this can't help but to seem really unorthodox...
The Knight of Faerie 20 maj, 2023 @ 19:01 
I'd say Accuracy is less helpful for the sorceress, since it primarily helps with ranged weapons like a bow. And she wont be using one usually. I prefer Burning Hands instead of Lightning Bolt early on, but Magic Missile is often a boss killer spell, and Ball Lightning is so amazingly good. meteor Swarm is also amazing, but you're unlikely to get it until a 2nd play through.